Packing cushion



Dem-f2, 1930. Y H, L HM Y1,783,570

PACKING CUSHION Filed Feb. l1, 1929 Harri, L.Hl[

Patented Dec. 2, 1930 UNITED STATES BUFFALQNEW YORK, A coRioaArIoN or New3 YORK. A.

y :PACKING cusriioiv Application. filed February 11,*"19'295z SerialfrNlo.` 339,206."

My invention relates to improvements in packing cushions for Jfragile articles and the object of my invention is to devise a cushion formed of cardboard or other suitable material for use in packing pictures or glass signs in containers for shipment.

A further object of my invention is to construct my cushion from a unitary piece of material, and a still further object of my invention is to so construct my cushion that it engages three'sides of the container, and in conjunction with several other similar cushions, entirely spaces the article being carried away from the sides of the container.

My invention consists of a packing cushion constructed and arranged all as hereinafter more particularly described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my packing cushion.

Figure 2 is a side elevational View of the container, the side wall of the container being broken away to disclose a plurality of my packing cushions surrounding a 'framed picture carried therein.

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical cross sectional view taken through the line 3 3 Figure 2. l

Like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different views.

As my packing cushions are all of the form illustrated in Figure 1, merely varying in length dependant upon the size of the container, I will only describe one cushion suchv as illustrated in that figure.

The cushion is formed from a rectangular unitary piece of material, the central portion oi' which is bent to form an open ended channel member 1 which is of predetermined depth and bent along its upper edges 2 to form top pieces 3 which extend substantially at right angles to the sides of the channel. The top pieces 3 extend outwardly a predetermined distance and are bent along their outer edges 4 so that they extend downwardly to form the cushion side faces 5 which are of greater depth than the depth of the channel 1, and arebent inwardly along their lower edges 6 to form the bottoms 7 of the cushion. These bottoms 7 extend inwardly. approxi- Irately'the same distance'asthe width of the top "pieces 3 and are [bent upwardlyA along their inner* edges "8`fto form 4upwardly exe" tendingportions `9"which extend along the outeriaces of thesidepieces of the channel 1 into contactwith bottoms of the top pieces 3. n A V f p The cushionsare' formed 0f a'widthso-that they cani-'vbefreely insertedlfintoi4 their conj tainer which is of a size lproportionatelyrsuitable for the article Vthatris being shipped thereinf* For example the container-F10'illustrated in Fifmres 2l and 3 is ofthe same proportionatje dimensions'as the frame'llwhich is be# ingv eshipped'ltherein and the cushions are'gall` approximately the's'amegrwidth as the con-1 tainer. A i -Y 'Upon referencefto Figures 2 and 3-of the drawings the useo my containerswill be readilyappref'ziated.` When alpicture such as that illustrated is being shipped invan'open end'edcontainer a Vcushion 12o the same length as Ythe inner As'ide is inserted in `the HARRY L. HILL, or BUFFALO, New YORK, Assicnon Tononwnnn SIGN coMrANY,or

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closed end, 'andeushions 13 'and :14 inserted f along 'the top and bottomflj'andl of the container. Suchcush-ions being o' a lengthv to permit thel insertion V"ota `fourth cushion' after thepictur'e is insertedff Itwill be seen th atf the channels 'ofthe `cushions 12,' 13 and Mfrm areceptaclespaced away from the sides ot the container into which thepicture is inserted,the cushions of course being so dimensioned that the channels are of approximately the same width as the thickness ofthe picture frame, the inner faces of the channels in the cushions 13 and 14: being spaced apart from one another a distance corresponding to the depth of the picture frame. When the frame is inserted the fourth cushion 17 is then inserted in the open end of the container, the outer end of the picture entering its channel which is also so dimensioned that the cushion 17 lies across the open end of thecontainer so that when the container flaps 18 are' closed they press the cushions tightly together so that the frame is securely held within the container.

' It-will beseen that by designing my cushions of the Jform illustrated in Figure 1 wherein the sides of the cushion is of greater depth than the depth of the channel 1 and the width of the cushion greater than the width of the channel, that I have provided a means whereby the frame which is positioned in the channel is supported entirely away from the side walls of the container.- By designing my cushion of a form incorporating two hollow rectangular portions 19 upon the sides of the article containing channel and a hollovs7 rectangular portion 20 underneath the channel, I have provided a cushion which will enable the article being carried to withstand the jars and rough usage to which shipped articles are Very often subjected. Although I have shown and described my cushionV as being particularly adapted for. carrying pictures and glass signs it is to be understood that I can so alter its form to enable it to be used for shipment of other articles without departing from the spirit of my invention as set forth in the appended claims.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A cushion formed from a unitary piece of material for use in packing fragile articles 1n a container, and comprising a central part bent to form a channel member, portions extending at substantially right angles from the. edges thereof to the side walls of the container, further portions of substantially U shaped cross section and of greater depth than the depth of the channel extending from the outer edges of the first portions at right angles thereto and forming a pair of hollow rectangular members positioned upon the "sides of the channel member and extending therebelow.

2. A shipping container or framed pictures and the like, comprising a container of substantially the same proportionate dmen- 'sions as the frame it is adapted to receive,

and four packing cushions of the form set forth in claim 1, each resting-upon the inner face of oneof the four sides of the container whereby the `four channels in the cushions v are in alignment and form a picture receiving receptacle.

, HARRY L. HILL. 

